Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-12

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eago and Denver.
The seanae.
WAasuaruA. jan. Ils-The Eenat
took up the rosolafion offered by Dolph
dreotiaR the Secretary Of War % ex
anime apd report a. 10 the necessity 70
the Improvement Of that portion Of thl
Columbia River known e. . The Dalles'
By the removal Of obstruetions, aud q
10 the pracsigabilify and the prohabil
eost Of overcoming such obstractioul
By the construction Of q steamboat rail
way. After q spee1h by Dolph in ex
pianafion and advocay Of the resolution
and Q statement By Mitchell, Of Oregon
in the same tone, tbs resolution wcn
over without action.
The Senate, al 2 o'clock. resumed
consideration Of the inter State CON
merce bill, aud vas addressed By COX
10 favor Of The conference report.
Dawes, from the COMMITTEES on Indian
Agencies, reported back with amend
msnis the HOUSE bill granting she Sc
Paul, Minneapolis & Mani2obe Railroad
Company the right Of way through In
dian reservations in Northern Montana
and Northwestern Dakota,
Cameron. from the COMMITTEES Of MIL
itary Al airs, reported g bill for the re-
lief Of telegraph operators during the
war.
On motion Of Mr.. Mandsrson, the
House bill for the relief Of settlers and
purchasers Of lands Of the public do
main in Nebraska and Kansas. was
eahaw ~, awA a.nnfSaaasa eha r.uaakfr.v,
beinR en- the substitute reported By the
Oommistse on Public Lands. The sub
stitute appropriates S25, 600 70 reimburse
purchasers Of homeateaders and pre-
emptors whe had 70 pay fJF their lands
to the Northern Kansas Railroad Com
pany, which was decided By the Circuit
Court of the United States 10 have pri-
arity to the lands. the basis Of rsim-
bursems.t being eS 30 an acre. After
discussion the substitute was referred,
aud the bill Is thus amended was passed
and conference asked.
After long discussion by Harris.
Mcpherson, Camden and Aldrich, on
the Interstate commerce bill, Oullom
repeated the notice heretofore givs that
he would ask the Senate to remain in
session tomorrow until the bill was dis
posed Of After an executive session
the Senate adjourned.
The House.
The House resumed in Committee Of
the Whole consideration ef the bill for
ths erection Of public building at
Charleston. S0uth Carolina. TIE bill
a. propriates $4,000 for the p1rchase
Of q site, and &400. 900 for the erection
Of building. Hepburn moved TO re-
duoe this latter amount TO 500, 900.
Ihe city, be asserted, vas nov in It's de.
cadence, and In support OF this asser
tion be stated that between 1859 and
1880 the whole population had increased
only 170A, while between the same pc
Fi0d the GoFverpment's receipts from
all sources had already fallen Of.
Dibble, Of South Carolina, thou BIT
Hepbnrnss statement not = fair one. 10
the period between 1850 and 1880.
Charleston had passed through the mis-
fortane Of foar years. var, and 81 the
close of the var the grass. had been
growing In her streets. As he did not
wish 10 impeFil the bill. he asked the
Committee toagree TO Hepburn's mo-
ton. This was done; the OOmmittee
arose and the bill as amended vas
passed.
Ths next COMMITTEES on the list was
the Committee on Pacific Railways, bRg
the morning hour expired before action
was taken.
Wills, of Kentucky, reported back the
river and hsrbor appropriation bill, and
IL Was referred to the Committee Of the
Whole.
The Military Committee reported IA
vorably the senate bills for the estab-
lishment Of military posts at Denver and
Chicago.
The bill for the establishment OF q
Bureau of Agriculture aud Labor, pro
vides that there eball be at the seat OF
an executive department TO
DO kaown as the Department Of ARgicul
tore and Labor, under the eontfol OF Q
Of Agriculture and Labor, and
Assistant Secretary. There shall be 10
the Department OF Agriculture and Ls-
Dor q division, which shall be under tue
charge OF Commissioner Of LabeF, Who
shall hold Office four years. and until
bis successor shall be appointed. unless
sooner removed, and shall receive $500
per year. The Commissioner shall col
leot information upon the subject Of Ia
Dor, fts relation TO capital, rate OF wages.
cost Of production Of articles produced. :,
Of laboFing men and
women, means OF increasing their
mate rial, social, intellectual and moral
aBd the best means 20 pro
tecs life and prevent accidents Ia mines,
workshops, factories and other places Of
IL dustry. The Secretary ia empowered
to inquire into the cause Of disoonteot
which may exist between employers and
employees within the United States, and
he may invite and hear sworn state
menis from both Of suoh parties oon-
osPninR the matters in controversy.
Herbert, Of Alabama, called up the
naval reorganization bill. He vas an
tagcnixsd BY Hatch with motion that
the House 90 into Committee OF the
whole for the purpose OF considering
the bill amandatory Of the act establish
ing q BursAu Of Animal Industry. The
recent toutbreak Of cattle disease In
ChieaQo, Hatch said, made II an imper
alive necessity that the House should
pass the bill, for every hour Of DELAY wae
danQerou-. Hatch deelared the bill had
been considered BY the CommisaioHsF Of
AGriculture, and be said Is bad been
considered In eommittea. and fayora
bic report ordered. Hatoh's motion vas
agreed 10, and the Heuss accordinRly
went into CoRmiitee Of the Whole On
the bill stated.
10 disous ing the bill for the prssen-
ton or extirpasion Of plruro pneu@o
MIA, Mr.. Hatch said that the present
iaw vas bene6sial - far - it vent. bat
IL did not 40 far enough. It vas insult
acient and inadequate 10 suppress tbe
spread Of pleuro pneumonia. which II
not eostrsiled BY national Iegislatlon
would 10 short time destroy the valus
Of the cattle industry. The danger
coald not be over estimsted- The loss
in doIiars@nd cents 20 toe people Of the
United states. when the dFst gan -
Samter ushered in the rebellion. vas
not greater shAp tAas Eow thFsabsned BY
thu outbFsak Of plearo pneamonia-
PrsseediuR 10 the consideration Of The
details Of the bill, be said the danger
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